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Jomar vs Levi

Jomar and Levicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2002, Jomar was ranked #526 and Levi #377 among boys in Norway.

Jomar and Levi over time

Jomar and Levi appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Jomar #330 in 1945, Levi #332 in 1945.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys12 shared years, 19452002

    Jomar held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Levi in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Jomar #330 in 1945, Levi #332 in 1945.

    The order changed in 2000: Levi moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #469 and #517; by 2000 that had become #551 and #363.

    Most recent shared year, 2002: Jomar #526, Levi #377.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jomar, Levi
FieldJomarLevi
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedPossibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew, referencing Levi (third son of Jacob and Leah) as ancestor of the Levite priestly tribe. Behind the Name flags the etymology itself as uncertain.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈliːvaɪ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #526 (2002)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Jomar does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jomar and Levi both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Levi; Jomar doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Jomar

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2002

    Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2002).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2002

    Most recently recorded at #526 among boys in Norway, in 2002.

    Norway · Boys

Levi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys